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| Manana en la batalla piensa en mi | 
 enlarge | Author: Javier Marias
Publisher: Santillana USA Publishing Company
Category: Book
List Price: $22.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (3 reviews)
Sales Rank: 673965
Languages: Spanish (Original Language), Spanish (Unknown), Spanish (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 460
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 8.5 x 5.2 x 1.2
ISBN: 8420442313
Dewey Decimal Number: 863.64
EAN: 9788420442310
ASIN: 8420442313
Publication Date: October 31, 2000
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Product Description
A married woman whose husband is in London, invites another man for dinner. The woman is feeling ill and she dies before ever becoming the man's lover. What do to with the corpse? ''Javier Marias writes with elegance, with wit and with masterful suspense, and yet for all this assurance, it is the profound ontological uncertainty at the heart of his work which makes it at once so unsettling and so true''-Michael Kerrigan, The Times Literary Supplement. Description in Spanish: Un hombre es invitado a cenar por una mujer que apenas conoce; el marido esta de viaje y el hijo pequeno en casa. Pero antes de convertirse en amante, la mujer muere y el tiene que enfrentarse con un cadaver, con el niAo, con el marido ausente. Y aunque desaparece, siempre quedara obsesionado con el destino de los sobrevivientes y su propia vida se vera reflejada en los avatares de un encuentro fugaz.
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Me faltan estrellas June 7, 2001
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Al principio, este libro me parecio dificil de seguir, y hasta un poco aburrido. Mi primera impresion es que el autor se iba por la tangente que daba gusto. Pero segui leyendo y al poco me di cuenta de que de tangentes nada. Este libro es como un gran concierto de pensamientos, los cuales todos se centran en un punto comun. Esas tangencias o periferias estan disenadas con tal habilidad que complementan la historia sin parecer superfluas: Ruiberriz, Celia/Victoria, el Unico, todos caracteres bien perfilados, con mucho color, y las citas entremezcladas en el texto, las escenas de peliculas, todos contribuyendo a realzar una trama ya de por si apasionante. El protagonista se debate entre decisiones tomadas y asumidas, y sus dialogos consigo mismo son de lo mejor que he leido en la literatura espanola en mucho tiempo. El final es imprevisible. Cuando ya pensaba que sabia por donde iban los tiros, en el ultimo momento me lleve una sorpresa. Que ironica puede ser la vida, que carcajadas se pega a nuestra costa (o en este caso a costa de Dean). Las notas adicionales (otra sorpresa que no descubri hasta el final) son muy interesantes, y si ya por entonces me cabia alguna duda del pedazo de escritor que es Javier Marias, ahi se me borraron por completo. Esta novela es para no perdersela.
One of the best books I've ever read February 7, 2001
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I have read four novels by Marias so far, all of them are great, but this one is the best by far. I wouldn't call it a "mystery/thriller", it is a novel about decisions one's takes and it's implications, about unevitable things and about death. The technique is impressive, recurring phrases that seem trivial at first and make more sense every time they are mentioned. Shakespeare's quotes applied to the situations. If you would read only one book by Marias, read this one.
Magnificent book by one of the best current Spanish writers August 4, 2000
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
The book is a magnificent piece of literature, an outstanding sample of the combination of styles and rhythms that makes of Marias one of the best current Spanish writers. Although frequently criticised in Spanish literary cliques, the very particular sense of humour and recurring style of Marias is captivating. Having a kind of film noir story background, Marias creates a set of curiously charming characters that develop through a catching story line. Special mention to a superb scene that features the king of Spain, Juan Carlos I, unfortunately not at the reach of non-Spaniard readers. Do not miss it, especially if you can read the original Spanish prose.
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